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Murray Walker - Unless I'm Very Much Mistaken (Abridged, Standard format, CD, Abridged edition)
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Murray Walker - Unless I'm Very Much Mistaken (Abridged, Standard format, CD, Abridged edition)
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The voice of motor racing and much loved public figure - and the
man responsible for introducing millions of viewers to the
previously inaccessible world of Formula 1 - tells the story of his
incident-packed life, with a brand new chapter on his globetrotting
adventures since retirement. Murray Walker is a national treasure.
When the man who made famous the catch phrase 'Unless I'm very much
mistaken... I AM very much mistaken!!!' announced that he was
retiring as ITV's Grand Prix commentator, the media reacted as if
the sport itself was losing one of its biggest stars. His
reputation for mistakes was the making of Walker. He was the fan
who happened to be given the keys to the commentary box - and never
wanted to give them back. His high-octane delivery kept viewers on
the edge of their seats, while his passion for talking about the
sport he loved was matched by an all-encompassing knowledge gained
through hours of painstaking research before every race. In his
book he writes about his childhood and the influence that his
father, British motorcycle champion Graham Walker, had on his
career. Failing to match his father's achievements on the track
after active service in World War II, he made a successful career
for himself in advertising which catapulted him to the top of his
profession. An offer from the BBC to take over the commentary seat
for their F1 broadcasts was too good to turn down, and it wasn't
long before the infamous 'Murrayisms' enlivened a sport which until
then had been shrouded in a cloak of unfathomable technical jargon
and mind-numbing statistics. He also talks about the biggest
changes in the sport over the last 50 years, in particular the
safety issues which came to the fore after the tragic death of
Ayrton Senna, which he witnessed first hand. His partnership with
James Hunt behind the microphone is the subject of some hilarious
anecdotes, while his views on drivers past and present such as
Stirling Moss, Jackie Stewart, Damon Hill and Michael Schumacher
make for fascinating reading.
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